Despite uncertainty about the ongoing policy negotiations over Dreamers’ legislation, we know a few things for sure: Dreamers urgently need a permanent solution that puts them on a path to citizenship; Only Congress can enact that permanent solution; Given the way Trump’s termination of DACA has upended the lives...
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“T.P.S. is the program that has allowed my parents to live and work in this country with legal authorization for decades.” In an op-ed for the New York Times, Rodman Serrano, a college student and the son of two TPS-holding parents, describes how termination of the program will tear his family apart....
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A recording of today’s call is available here On a press call today, DACA-recipients, legal experts, and advocates explained the details and implications of the preliminary injunction against the administration’s DACA-revocation and the urgent need for Congress to enact the bipartisan Dream Act by January 19th. A recording of today’s event is...
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A recording of today’s call is available here On a press call today, policy experts analyzed how the family-based immigration system works, and why the Trump Administration’s attempts to destroy this system violate basic American values. A recording of today’s call is available here. After ending protection for Dreamers, some within the...
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Austin, TX – CNN reported yesterday that Republican Congressman Will Hurd (TX-23) and Congressman Pete Aguilar (CA-31) have unveiled a new bipartisan plan that would address the ending of DACA and the thousands of Dreamers at risk of losing jobs, homes, and protection from deportation. This came only one day before...
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Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice, issued the following statement reacting to the White House meeting on immigration: The results of today’s White House meeting show that there’s a deal to be had, and a deal within reach. Congress can resolve the urgent crisis for Dreamers this month. Every...
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Yesterday, the Trump Administration and Department of Homeland Security announced the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200,000 Salvadorans currently living in the United States under protection from the program. Salvadoran TPS holders are hardworking individuals who pay taxes and contribute to our communities and economy, as...
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A recording of today’s call is available here. Ahead of the meeting with White House officials and Senators and Members of Congress today, progressive movement leaders gathered on a press call to urge Congress to pass the Dream Act as soon as possible. A recording of today’s event is available here....
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